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* '''One of five players in NBA history''' to average over '''25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists''' in a season.<ref name="nbabio"/> |
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**Includes [[Larry Bird]], Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, and [[John Havlicek]]. |
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* '''One of four players in NBA history''' to average at least '''31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists''' in a season.<ref name="usabio">usabasketball, [http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/lebron_james_bio.html USA Basketball: LeBron James Bio], accessed [[April 27]], [[2007]].</ref> |
* '''One of four players in NBA history''' to average at least '''31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists''' in a season.<ref name="usabio">usabasketball, [http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/lebron_james_bio.html USA Basketball: LeBron James Bio], accessed [[April 27]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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**Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this twice), [[Jerry West]], and Michael Jordan. |
**Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this twice), [[Jerry West]], and Michael Jordan. |
Revision as of 05:56, 8 July 2007
This page details the career achievements of American basketball player LeBron James.
Career statistics
SEASON | TEAM | GP | MPG | SPG | BPG | RPG | APG | PPG | Hi | 40+ | 50+ | TD | MVP |
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2003-04 | Cleveland | 79 | 39.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 20.9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9th |
2004-05 | Cleveland | 80 | 42.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 27.2 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6th |
2005-06 | Cleveland | 79 | 42.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 31.4 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2nd |
2006-07 | Cleveland | 78 | 40.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 27.3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5th |
TD = Triple-doubles
MVP = MVP voting
Career summary
- 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Champions with the Cavaliers : 2007
- The Sporting News Co-MVP: 2006
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006
- 3-time NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007
- 3-time All-NBA:
- First Team: 2006
- Second Team: 2005, 2007
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
- 5 time NBA Player of the Month Award: 2004-2007
- 10 time NBA Player of the Week Award: 2004-2007
- Won all six Rookie of the Month awards for the Eastern Conference: 2004
- Gold medal with 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival North Team: 2001
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece: 2004
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championships: 2006
- NBA regular season leader, field goals made: 2005 (795).[1]
- NBA regular season leader, minutes played: 2005 (3,388), 2007 (3,190).[1]
- NBA regular season leader, traditional three-point plays: 2006 (79).[2]
- Career 40+ point games (regular season): 17 (as of 2006-07)
- Career 40+ point games (postseason): 2 (as of 2005-06)
- Career 50+ point games (regular season): 3 (as of 2006-07)
- Career triple-doubles (regular season): 10 (as of 2006-07)
- Career triple-doubles (postseason): 2 (as of 2005-06)
NBA milestones
- One of three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in their rookie season.[1]
- Includes Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan.
- One of five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season.[1]
- Includes Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson (achieved this six times), and John Havlicek (achieved this twice).
- One of four players in NBA history to average at least 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a season.[3]
- Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this twice), Jerry West, and Michael Jordan.
- One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut.[4]
- Includes Magic Johnson and Johnny McCarthy.
- One of two players in NBA history to average at least 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for three consecutive seasons.[5]
- Includes Oscar Robertson.
- 2nd place all-time on consecutive 20-point games to start a playoff career with 19.[6]
- Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 27 consecutive games
- Only player in NBA history to score 25 straight points in a playoff game.[7]
Youngest player records
James owns numerous NBA "youngest player" records:1
- Youngest player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year (19 years of age).
- Youngest player to record a triple-double (20 years, 20 days).
- Recorded 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on January 19, 2005 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Youngest player to score 40 points in a game (19 years, 88 days).[8]
- Youngest player to score 50 points in a game (20 years, 80 days)
- Recorded 56 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005.
- Youngest player to score 2000 points in a season (2004-05 season).
- Youngest player to average 30 points per game in a season (2005-06 season).
- Youngest player to reach:
- 1,000 points
- 2,000 points
- 3,000 points
- 4,000 points
- 5,000 points
- 6,000 points
- 7,000 points
- 8,000 points
- Youngest player to win an All-Star Game MVP (21 years, 51 days)
- Youngest player to be named to the All-NBA first team (21 years, 138 days) [citation needed]
- Youngest player to lead the league in All-Star voting (22 years, 26 days)
- Youngest player to score at least 20 straight points in a game [citation needed]
Notes: 1 Beginning in 2006 the NBA introduced age requirement restrictions. Prospective high school players must now wait a year before entering the NBA, making these records more difficult to break.
Cavaliers franchise records
- Points
- Game: 56 (March 20, 2005 vs. Toronto Raptors).[1]
- Game, playoffs: 48 (May 31, 2007 vs. Detroit Pistons).
- Half, playoffs: 25 (1st half, April 30, 2006 vs. Washington Wizards)[9]
- Quarter: 21 (4th quarter, April 5, 2006 vs. New York Knicks).
- Quarter, playoffs: 18 (1st quarter, April 30, 2006 vs. Washington Wizards)[9].
- Season: 2,478 (2005-06)
- Scoring average, all-time: 26.7
- Scoring average, month: 32.9 (April 2006) [10]
- Consecutive games scoring at least 35 points: 9 (March 22–April 8, 2006) [11]
- Consecutive Points: 25 (May 31, 2007 vs. Detroit Pistons)
- Field goals made
High school honors
- 2000:
- 27-0 Record
- State Champions
- 2001:
- USA Today All-USA First Team (first sophomore to receive this honor)
- Ohio Mr. Basketball (first sophomore to receive this honor)
- Adidas ABCD Camp Underclassmen MVP
- State Champions
- 2002:
- 2003:
- USA Today High School Player of the Year
- Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year
- USA Today All-USA First Team
- Ohio Mr. Basketball
- Ohio Division II Player of the Year
- Naismith High School Player of the Year
- Morgan Wootten Award (McDonald's National Player of the Year)
- McDonald's High School All-American
- McDonald's High School All-American Game MVP
- 2003 Powerade Jam Fest Champion
- Jeremy Nathaniel Memorial Classic MVP
- Jordan Capital Classic MVP
- EA Sports Roundball Classic MVP
- State Champions
- National Champions
References
- ^ a b c d e nba.com, NBA.comL LeBron James Bio, accessed May 2, 2007.
- ^ Associated Press, Make LeBron shoot two: Haywood's hard foul alters Cavaliers-Wizards series accessed, May 2, 2007.
- ^ usabasketball, USA Basketball: LeBron James Bio, accessed April 27, 2007.
- ^ espn.com, LeBron's playoff debut triple-double carries Cavs, accessed April 27, 2007.
- ^ Houston Chronicle, NBA Basketball, accessed April 28, 2007.
- ^ espn.com, Nets control boards this time around, take Game 3 from Cavs, accessed May 17, 2007.
- ^ Newsobserver.com, James rules over court, accessed June 5, 2007.
- ^ espn.com, James receives 78 of 118 first-place votes, accessed May 7, 2007
- ^ a b "Arenas fuels Wiz with spectacular second half". Associated Press. April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 21.
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